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Influence of Different Kind of Clothing Material on Selected ORIGINAL PAPERS International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health 2009;22(3):215 – 226 DOI 10.2478/v10001-009-0021-8 influence Of DiffeRenT KinD Of clOTHinG MATeRiAl On SelecTeD cARDiOVASculAR, ReSPiRATORY AnD PSYcHOMOTOR PARAMeTeRS DuRinG MODeRATe PHYSicAl eXeRciSe IZABELA CIESIELSKA1, MAREK MOKWIŃSKI2, and MONIKA ORŁOWSKA‑MAJDAK3 1 Technical University of Łódź Institute of Architecture of Textiles 2 Medical University of Łódź Department of Cell-to-Cell Communication, Chair of Experimental and Clinical Physiology 3 Medical University of Łódź Department of Experimental Physiology, Chair of Experimental and Clinical Physiology Abstract Objectives: The aim of the experiment was to analyze the influence that the clothing material may have on human physiol- ogy and thermal comfort both at rest and physical effort to answer the question which fabric is better, a natural or a syn- thetic one. Materials and Methods: We measured some psychomotor parameters: critical flicker frequency (CFF), reaction time to auditory/visual stimuli (RT), concentration of attention (CA); cardiovascular parameters: blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR) and respiratory parameters: tidal volume (VT), minute ventilation (VE), oxygen consumption (VO2), carbon dioxide output (VCO2), respiratory exchange ratio (RER) in human volunteers before, during and after physical effort. The subjects performed a 15-min treadmill test on treadmill wearing clothes made of two different materials: 100% coarse wool and 100% acrylic. An interview was conducted directly before the exercise test to assess the subjects’ general mood and wellbeing on that day. Besides, before and after the test, the subjects in their own words described the sensation they felt with respect to the physiological comfort of particular clothing. Results: The results showed that wearing clothes made of different fabrics had some influence on the cardiovascular and respiratory parameters during physical effort but it did not have any effect on the psychomotor skills. The perception of physiological comfort by the subjects wearing coarse wool or acrylic depended on their physiological state and differed at rest and after the physical effort. Conclusions: The course of physiological processes depends on the kind of clothing a given person is wearing. It is not possible to clearly define which of the two clothing materials: natural — wool, or synthetic — acrylic is better. Each of them exerts a different effect on the human organism. The usefulness of a given type of clothing material seems to depend on the human physiological state and the related thermoregulatory processes. Key words: Physical Effort, Wool Set of Garment, Acrylic Set of Garment, Psychomotor Parameters, Cardiovascular Parameters, Respiratory Parameters INTRODUCTION achieved in professional athletics, as well as on the ef- The kind of clothing and the material it is made of may ficiency in non-sportive activities. There are also special determine the overall comfort of an individual wearing it standards for professional uniforms of firefighters, police- [1–4] and have impact on his/her everyday activities. The men, soldiers, and all people working under difficult ex- clothing material may also have influence on the results ternal conditions. Those standards concern the thermal, Received: March 3, 2009. Accepted: June 9, 2009. Address reprint requests to M. Orłowska-Majdak, Department of Experimental Physiology, Chair of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Medical University of Łódź, Mazowiecka 6/8, 92-215 Łódź, Poland (e-mail: [email protected]). IJOMEH 2009;22(3) 215 ORIGINAL PAPERS I.CIESIELSKA ET AL. physiological and ergonomic comfort of the users and the activity [12], reaction time [13], determination of the finishing of the uniforms. The uniforms must comply with antioxidant activity of plasma and the level of immu- the European Norm with respect to the ergonomic com- noglobulin A [14] in humans wearing clothes made of fort, protection, fire resistance, thermal resistance, air per- different raw materials. meability, moisture evaporation, etc. [5]. The present study compares the influence of 100% coarse Most of the studies addressing this problem focus on the wool and 100% acrylic sets of clothing on selected psycho- improvement of textile structure and finishing technolo- motor, cardiovascular and respiratory parameters during gies. Non-durable and semi-durable flame retardants, submaximal physical effort. The following parameters based mostly on phosphate or phosphonate salts, continue were examined to evaluate the psychomotor skills: critical to be used in infrequently washed or disposable clothing. flicker frequency (CFF), reaction time to auditory/visual Recent improvements aim at imparting better wash resis- stimuli (RT) and concentration of attention (CA). We tance [6]. In some studies, extreme external working con- have decided to choose these parameters for the study as ditions are simulated in order to analyze the physiological in our opinion they are most susceptible to the changes comfort of wearing uniforms. Human trials are the com- evoked by physical effort. monly used methods to evaluate the physiological impact The CFF threshold is defined as the frequency at which of clothing on human physiology. Treadmill exercise test a flickering light cannot be distinguished from a steady, in a climatic chamber is usually performed to validate the non-flickering light. People can see lights flashing on and results obtained using small-scale test methods or mani- off for up to about 50 flashes per second (50 Hz). CFF is kins [3]. useful for assessing the temporal characteristics of the vi- The research concerning the effect that the clothing sual system and visual perception [15]. Additionally, CFF material may have on the physiological parameters thresholds correlate with various parameters of intelli- in humans was undertaken by a few research centers gence, and have been regarded by clinicians as a general worldwide. One study compared the influence of cloth- measure of the cortical processing capacity. For these rea- ing made of natural raw materials, like linen and cotton, sons, CFF is used as a cognitive indicator in drug studies, with those made of synthetic materials like polyester, as a measure of fatigue, and has been suggested as a diag- polyamide, and polypropylene [7]. It was generally fo- nostic measure for various brain diseases [16]. cused on the thermoregulation in humans wearing dif- RT is defined as “the interval between the onset of the ferent kinds of clothes. The use of clothing represents stimulus and the response under the condition that the an insulation layer and as such imposes a barrier against subject has been instructed to respond as rapidly as possi- heat transfer and evaporation from the skin surface. The ble” [17]. RT measurements have been employed in medi- influence of the kind of clothing material is especially cine and psychology and the measuring techniques have seen during the physical effort when increased muscu- been continuously improved [18]. lar activity results in increased heat production, affect- Attention is one of the components of consciousness [19]. ing the temperature balance in the body [7]. There are It was regarded as a principle of psychology by James literature reports supporting the effect of the clothing in 1890. Moskovitch, in 1979, defined attention as “a con- fabric on thermoregulation in exercising humans [8]. trol process that enables the individual to select from However, there are also reports in which no difference a number of alternatives the task he will perform or the was found in relation to the clothing material [9]. Very stimulus he will process and the cognitive strategy he will few studies concerned the measurements of skin tem- adopt to carry out these operations” [19]. Attention Defi- perature, body temperature, rectal temperature [10], cit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is presently one of the heart rate [11], systolic and diastolic blood pressure most frequently diagnosed disorders in children, and has BP [1], oxygen consumption (VO2) [10], skeletal muscles’ recently been also recognized in adults [20]. 216 IJOMEH 2009;22(3) INFLUENCE OF CLOTHING MATERIAL ON HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY ORIGINAL PAPERS MATERIALS AND METHODS The treadmill was lifted to an altitude of 10 degrees to Twenty young healthy volunteers, students of the Medical the base. University of Łódź and the Technical University of Łódź The physical effort of the whole study group corresponded to 55–60% of the maximal volume of oxygen consump- (6 females and 14 males, aged 21–29 years), were eligible tion VO . for the study. The subjects had been informed about the 2max purpose of the project, the study design and procedures Physiological parameters and they signed consent to participate in the study. They Cardiovascular and respiratory parameters were asked to perform a 15-min treadmill exercise test Arterial blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were twice. At first, the subjects were wearing a 100% coarse measured before and after the treadmill exercise test us- wool clothing set. Then they changed into the clothes ing electronic sphygmomanometer OMRON M4-I. More- made of 100% acrylic. All the tests were performed at over, some respiratory parameters and HR were moni- room temperature of 17–23ºC (mean 19.8°C and 19.7°C tored during the test using VO2000 MedGraphics Cardio- for the stages of wearing woolen (I) and acrylic cloth- respiratory Diagnostic
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